Newsmakers Live! endorses Stacey Abrams for Georgia’s Primary Election
Written by Ashley Nelson Political Leader. Voting Rights Activist. New YorkTimes Best Selling Author. For the first time in history, Newsmakers Live-Journal endorses a political…
What Pundits Don’t Understand About the San Francisco Recall
From left: Alison Collins, Gabriela López, and Faauuga Moliga were removed from the San Francisco school board in a recall election on February 15, 2022.Mother Jones illustration; AP; Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.All politics is local. And that’s especially true…
School Boards Have Long Been a Tool of White Supremacy
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.At raucous school board meetings across the country, disgruntled parents have grabbed the mic to represent the political desires of the Republican Party. Once-innocuous local gatherings have become anti–critical race theory caucuses administered by white people. In…
Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Gerrymandered Congressional Maps
Members of the Ohio Senate Government Oversight Committee hear testimony on a new map of state congressional districts at the Ohio StatehouseJulie Carr Smyth/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In a 4–3 decision Friday, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected the state’s new…
Donald Trump Invites QAnon Backer to Speak at His Upcoming Rally
Rep. Mark Finchem, of Arizona, at an October 2021 rallySteve Helber/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.As part of his I-ain’t-going-away campaign, Donald Trump will hold a rally in Florence, Arizona, this Saturday. He describes the event as “a continuation” of his…
To Stop “Elites,” Ron Johnson Announces He’s Running for Third Senate Term
Toni Sandys/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Ron Johnson, one of the more devoted Trump loyalists in the Senate, is running for reelection in Wisconsin. After originally saying he would retire after two terms, Johnson’s reversal, which he announced in a Sunday Wall…